Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Small: under 2"
Bloom shape: Other: Lightly cupped
Petal count: Single: 1-7 petals
Rose bloom color: Pink blend
Extra Bloom Info: Single to semidouble, in large clusters
Rebloom: Good
Class: Shrub
Extra Color Info: Light pink and white, with yellow shading
Growth Habit: Typically 2-3 feet high, but can be much taller in warm zones
Fragrance: Mild
Hybridizer & year: Peter Ilsink, 1977

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Plant Height: 2-3 feet
Plant Spread: 4-5 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Bi-Color: Pink and white
Flower Time: Spring
Summer
Fall
Uses: Groundcover
Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Parentage: Yesterday x seedling
Child plants: one child plant

Image
Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Smarty'
  • 'INTersmart'

Common names
  • Rose

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Uploaded by kniphofia
Location: Alnwick garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2011-07-02
Location: Alnwick garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2009-06-28
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2011-12-09
Uploaded by zuzu

At Alnwick Garden
Uploaded by zuzu
Location: In my Northern California garden
This \"groundcover\" rose dwarfs the grandifloras in the foregrou
Uploaded by zuzu
Comments:
  • Posted by zuzu (Northern California - Zone 9a) on Sep 29, 2011 5:17 PM concerning plant:
    This "ground cover" rose towers above the grandifloras planted around it and climbs 12 feet up and across an arbor. It makes a better climber in my garden than most climbers.

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